Tire.



G. YANTIS.

TIREl APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. 1913.

Patented July 21, 19.14.

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GUY YANTIS, OF YANTIS, TEXAS.

TIBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med September 12, 1913. Serial No. 789,534.

Yform of puncture-proof armor which will occupy a minimum space and` which will readily Aaccommodate itself to the tlexure of the outer case and inner tube of the tire the said protective armor being composed as 4a whole'of metal of any suitable gage.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will hereinafter be more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a cross section through a tire and wheel rim embodying the present invention and showing the protective armor in place. Fig. 2 is a cross section on an enlarged scale through the tire protector. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at another point. Fig. 4

, is' an outer face or plan view of a section of the protector. Fig. 5 is an inner plan view or face view of the same. Fig. 6 1s a detail fplan view of one of the sections of the protector before it is folded, illustrating the folds by dottedAlines. view of one of the overlapping or adjacent sections spread out and indicating the folds by dotted lines; Fig. 8 is a detail view of one of the connecting links or loops.

Referring to thedrawings 1\designates a wheel rim or felly' which is .ordinarily connected directly to the outer fends of, the wheel spokes. This rim orv felly, in carryin out the present invention, is made of suitable thickness or depth from its inner to its outer face as illustratedv in Fig. 1 and is formed in its outer face with a. relatively large cavity or utter 2 which when the tire is applied to t e rim, forms a portion of `the air space and receives the inner portion- (approximately one half) of the inner tube indicated at 3, which tube contains the coinpressed-air which holds the tire in an 1nlated condition. y

4 designates the outer case or shoe which is made smalleror of less transverse dimensions than tbe ordinary pneumatic outer.

Fig. 7 is a similar lpivotal action between case orshoe now in common use, the said outer case 4 being provided with adjoining flanges 5 by means of which the opposite sides or longitudinal edges of the outer case. may be fastened securely by any desired means to the rim` or felly 1.

In connection with the inner tube 3 and the outer case`4 I use a protector or protectlve armor indicated generally by the reference character A. This protector or armor is preferably interposed between the inner tube and the outer case as indicated in Fig. 1 and is constructed in the following manner.

Gdesignates parallel stringers formed of sheet metal of any suitable gage and width, the said stringers extending entirely around the sides o r longitudinal edges of the4 protector. Each of said stringers 'is formed along its inner edge with knuckles or eyes 7 to which the sheet metal sections of the armor are connected as shown.Y

The body of the protector is made up of alternate and overlapping transversely ex tending series of plates or strips of sheet metal, the strips or plates of one series are of uniform width as indicated at B, each of the sections or plates being folded along the parallel lines 6 into. overlapping relation as shown and being provided with sl0ts 8 extending longitudinally of the protector as awhole to Ireceive connecting links 9 by mea'n's of which the plates of one series are Patented July 21, 1914. Y

connected to the plates of the adjoining. se-

of one series plates being cut away at the corners to form inwardly extending relatively narrow tabs 10 which overlap each other, certain of the.

tabs being provided with holes 11 adapted to receive t-he links 9 above referred to, for. the purpose set forth. The plates'of each transverse row or series are connected by linksV or loops 12 which extend through the bights or 'folds at the adjacent or contiguous loo edges of the plates thereply providing for Aa' plates of each series.

'By the construction just described, the'.

platee f er nf hat a single'thickness where tached at opposite ends to said strio they overlap the plates B, thus providing 'or a comparatively thin and yet perfectly Jntinuous and practically puncture-prooi armor or'protector. vAll parts of the 'protector or armor including the stringers may be made of comparatively light or thin sheet metal ofsuflicient density and toughness to resist puncture by nails and like objects thus greatly increasing the life and durability of the tire as a Whole. Furthermore, by forming therim in the manner illustrated and described, the amount of rubber required to form the outer case 4 is materially reduced thereby economizinfr in the cost of production of the tire as a wchole.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. A protector for tires embodying in conr bination with apair of stringere, transverse rows' or series of plates having a. pivotal eenn nection with each other and pivotally et the series of plates overlapping eacluotle and being formed with slots extending l tudinally of the tire and links com one series of plates Witnthe adjoining series protector for tires embodying a pair of annular stringers arranged in spaced relation to each other, and transverse rows or series of puncture-proof plates having a jointed connection at their meetingiedges and also having a 'ointed connection with said stringere, the plates of one series being hentupon themselves to form outer and inner walls, and the plates of the adjoining ies at opposite Sides thereof bein eut. away to leave port-"lons of a single thic mess which 'oear an overlapping relation to the series at opposite sides thereof, each series being connected Wit-h the adjoining series by links which permit a relative sliding movementef the series longitudinally of the tire ln testimony whereof I affix my vsignature in presenoe of two witnesses.

GUY YANTIS. rvitnesses JnHN C. Bran, W. A. ROBINSON. 

